Bob Stoops Quotes

I was taught you never, ever disrespect your opponent or your teammates or your organization or your manager and never, ever your uniform.

In football, like in life, you must learn to play within the rules of the game.

The fewer rules a coach has, the fewer rules there are for players to break.

Missing a game or getting a little bit of a bump up or getting a scolding once in a while puts everybody in their right place.

Captains need to lead well and play within the laws of the game. There cannot be any compromise on that count.

You should always play 100 per cent, and you shouldn't expect every decision from the referee.

Trust is a big word for a manager. You expect certain standards and attitudes and they know if they lower those standards, I'll jump on them.

In golf, the player, coach and official are rolled into one, and they overlap completely. Golf really is the best microcosm of life - or at least the way life should be.

I am a very conscientious golfer. I count every stroke. I learned to play that way. That is the only way I can play. It taught me to be honest. There is no greater virtue than honesty.

My thing was play as hard as you can, don't be stupid, pay attention to details, and have enough guts in the clutch that you're not afraid to make a play. Some things I thought were important for a young man to know.

As a captain, I think it's important that the players really know who you are and what you stand for, what your beliefs are, and to be consistent in those if things are going good or things are going bad.

No one is above the game or the rules that govern it. Respect for the game and the people who participate in it will not be compromised.

Baseball is about talent, hard work, and strategy. But at the deepest level, it's about love, integrity, and respect.

I'm not going to fight because I mean too much to our team, and I can't afford to be suspended for a game or do something stupid to get me kicked out of a playoff game.

FIFA stands for discipline, respect, fair-play, not just on the field of play, but in our society as well.

The moral values I've learnt in my life I've learnt through football.

I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don't criticize a teammate. Never be late.

What happens on the field should stay on the field.

Football in itself is a grand game for developing a lad physically and also morally, for he learns to play with good temper and unselfishness, to play in his place and 'play the game,' and these are the best of training for any game of life.

I think my biggest trait is to play extremely hard within the rules of the game.

You have to enjoy winning and being part of a successful team, just being a young bloke. But at the same time you want to be back page and not front page news and be spoken about for your cricket and contributing to winning rather than getting it wrong on a night out.

More than anything, you have to respect the game and do things the right way.

Respect the game on and off the field and if you do that, you're going to have the respect among your peers.

We all know what my game is, to play hard. Not dirty, but play hard.

I gotta respect our sport, my division, and the guys that are fighting in it. That's what I gotta do.